Democrats don't practice what they are preaching

Hypocrisy reigns.

President Orama and his congressional supporters have, from time-to-time, raised the issue of income inequality as a matter of unfairness. Of course there is income inequality as there are the rich and the poor, then everyone in between. But really, it this unfair? That's another debate. What isn't a debate is the hypocrisy in the Democrats running this issue up the flag pole.

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Posted Aug. 18, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted Aug. 18, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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Aug. 14 — To the Editor:

Hypocrisy reigns.

President Orama and his congressional supporters have, from time-to-time, raised the issue of income inequality as a matter of unfairness. Of course there is income inequality as there are the rich and the poor, then everyone in between. But really, it this unfair? That's another debate. What isn't a debate is the hypocrisy in the Democrats running this issue up the flag pole.

Forget about the fact that there are plenty of millionaires in our Congress. The president is now a millionaire having achieved that status while being in office, as have many in Congress, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. While this is one level of their hypocrisy, there is at least one other that is far more stunning.

President Obama, as head of the Democratic Party, flits all over the country fund raising. (Never mind Gaza, Ukraine, Iraq and troubles south of our border to which he should be providing presidential leadership.) We just learned that his wealthy Hollywood celebrity supporters are giving the Democratic Party tens of thousands of dollars, again. Democratic supporter Philip LaMarche (whose name you have likely not heard as he is referred to as a dark money manager and has direct access to Obama, having visited the White House more than two dozen times) has funneled millions of dollars from wealthy individuals (including Wall Street) to the Democratic Party. Oh, there is also billionaire George Soros pumping in money.

It is understood that both parties have their wealthy contributors. But, the Democrats, including our very own Jeanne Shaheen and Carol Shea-Porter, are the ones that are beating the income inequality drum. These two aren't ashamed to use money for their campaigns from the Democratic National Committee, where all these millions of "wealthy" dollars are accumulating. The Democrats continue to use divisive tactics to try and garner votes. Be it the alleged "war on women," illegal immigration, or income inequality, they shamelessly demonstrate their hypocrisy in the quest for winning elections. It's high time we deal with the real issues threatening our way of life, including border security, terrorism, our lack of an effective foreign policy, our less than robust economy and joblessness and underemployment, and, yes, the horrendous effects of the Affordable Care Act and its delayed rollout. Stop the stupid distractions.